Bolt of Fire

Version 0.25: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

Fires a penetrating bolt of flames. The range of the bolt is decreased by one for every creature it strikes.

Bolt of Fire is a monster-only spell capable of striking multiple targets along its path, dealing a considerable amount of fire damage. Fire resistance reduces the damage dealt by this spell by 50% (rF+), 66% (rF++), or 80% (rF+++). The Fire Breath monster ability is very similar to this spell.

The following enemies cast Bolt of Fire:

• & Asmodeus (3d26 damage)
• R Azrael (3d20 damage)
• 2 Balrug (3d23 damage)
• q Draconian scorcher (3d25 damage)
• R Efreet (3d15 damage)
• C Fire giant (3d25 damage)
• D Golden dragon (3d27 damage)
• @ Maggie (3d13 damage)
• R Mara (3d27 damage)
• @ Margery (3d32 damage)
• G Ophan (3d24 damage)
• * Orb of fire (3d40 damage)
• o Orc sorcerer (3d17 damage)

The following enemies may be able to cast Bolt of Fire, depending on their spell set:

• L Ancient lich (3d37 damage, 20.0% chance)
• e Deep elf mage (3d17 damage, 16.7% chance)
• p Hell knight (3d18 damage, 50.0% chance)
• L Lich (3d29 damage, 20.0% chance)
• p Necromancer (monster) (3d18 damage, 50.0% chance)
• O Ogre mage (3d18 damage, 33.3% chance)
• & Pandemonium lord (5.2% chance)

History

Bolt of Fire
Level	6
School1	Conjuration
School2	Fire
Source(s)	Book of Fire Book of the Dragon
Casting noise	6
Spell noise	6

Spell Details
Damage Formula	6d(3+Power/9) fire
Max Damage	6d25
Max Power	200
Range	7
Targeting	Bolt
To-hit	10+Power/25
Special	N/A

Prior to 0.25, Bolt of Fire was a level 6 Conjurations/Fire Magic spell available to players.